K&D Mgt., L.L.C. v. Jones

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 4310

Syllabus

Summary judgment Civ.R. 56 residential lease lease term holdover tenancy breach of contract payment of utilities Cleveland Codified Ordinances 375.05 security deposit R.C. 5321.16(B) and (C) motion to compel discovery motion for continuance to oppose summary judgment motion to amend answer. The residential tenant is liable for damages for the eleven days she remained in the apartment beyond the lease term. The landlord did not violate Cleveland Codified Ordinances 375.05 by charging the tenant for water and electricity. The landlord is liable for double damages pursuant to R.C. 5321.16(C) for failing to return the tenant's security deposit under one lease but properly withheld her second security deposit under a separate lease. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the tenant's motions to compel discovery, for a continuance, and to amend her answer.